Palettes / Colors / #EEEBDC

#EEEBDC — Pale Muted Yellow

#EEEBDC is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEEBDC is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDE0EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE3DD and #E8EEDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EEEBDC

.text { color: #EEEBDC; }
.background { background-color: #EEEBDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEBDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 235, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 35%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEBDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 235, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEBDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 235, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEBDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEBDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEEBDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE0EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEBDC: #000000.

How #EEEBDC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEEBDC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEEBDB  ·  #EEEBDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEBDC?

#EEEBDC is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 235, 220). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEBDC?

#EEEBDC is RGB 238, 235, 220 — HSL 50°, 35%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEBDC?

Its complement is #DDE0EE; analogous partners are #EEE3DD and #E8EEDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEBDC for text?

Black text on #EEEBDC has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.